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Clock

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Maker

Jeremias Sautter, 1683 – 1708

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Iron clock face painted with scene from 4:4-26 in the Gospel of John, where Christ meets a Samaritan woman at the well. Hours marked by Roman numerals. Scrolling openwork on the hour hand. Above the clock face is a gilded cherub.

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Date

ca. 1700

Accession Number

1931-86-152-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

timepieces & measuring devices
Decorative Arts
Clock

Medium

Gilt copper, painted iron

Dimensions

H x W x D: 43.5 x 31 x 7.6 cm (17 1/8 x 12 3/16 x 3 in.)

made in

Austria

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq482724f99-1847-4068-b1b7-715ec26897cb

Record ID

chndm_1931-86-152-a_b

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